Ruby-throated Hummingbirds with Trumpet Flower — Giclée on Paper Print Size:15" x 20" the starlings in the distance

the starlings in the distance are small but specific

Glen's young-animal studies are among his most beloved

Glen solved it with watercolour

a medium that gives the piece its characteristic warmth — the purple-blue of the distant hills

Glen made extended trips across Canada

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds with Trumpet Flower — Giclée on Paper Print Size:15" x 20" the starlings in the distanceTwo Ruby throated Hummingbirds at a Trumpet Vine one hovering to feed, one perched and watching the orange red trumpet flowers large and vivid around them. The Trumpet Vine is co evolved with hummingbirds, its flower shape and colour adapted to exactly these birds, and Glen painted the relationship with the same ecological awareness he brought to his columbine hummingbird composition. The two birds allow a comparison of postures: the hovering bird's